Aston Carter Looking for Senior Accountant (Remote) at Burnaby, BC Full Time

Description:

Aston Carter’s client is looking for a Sr. Accountant to join their team on a contract-to-hire basis. The position will work under limited supervision, perform accounting work requiring the use of professional concepts. Exercises professional judgment to resolve moderately complex accounting problems. Prepares journal entries, reconciles ledger accounts, balances ledgers, prepares profit and loss, income, and balance sheet statements. Recommends ways to improve current processes and apply correct accounting procedures.

• Take ownership of assigned month end accounting and reporting tasks, including preparation of journal entries, account reconciliations and financial reports
• Take ownership of G/L account reconciliations including researching and resolving reconciling differences
• Perform analysis on financial results and provide root cause commentary on differences compared to budget, forecast and prior periods
• Perform balance sheet and departmental trend analysis including leading review with executive team
• Verify accuracy of financial data and make recommendations for corrections
• Ensure accounting standards are followed and identify process improvements where needed
• Perform monthly SOX testing and ensure compliance is maintained
• Lead intercompany reconciliation processes
• Implement process improvement initiatives
• Assist with annual financial audits
• Support annual budget process

Skills & Qualifications:

Must Haves:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting
• CPA designation
• 4 – 6 years related experience with at least 2 years as a Sr. Accountant (month end-close, journal entries, account reconciliations, and other general accounting functions)
• Public company experience
• Large ERP experience (Oracle, SAP, MS Dynamics)
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with all stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in Excel (Pivots, VLOOKUPs, managing large sums of data)

Nice to Haves:

• GAAP
• SOX
• SAP
• Hyperion or HFM

Soft Skills:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills– ability to analyze results, draw conclusions and recommend solutions with limited guidance
• Assertiveness and driven to take ownership of tasks
• Ability to successfully work independently with limited supervision
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to deal with diverse accounting matters
• Ability to successfully work in a remote team environment

À propos d’Aston Carter:

Veuillez noter : Des fraudeurs essaient de se faire passer pour des employés d’Aston Carter. Nous n’utiliserons jamais des services gratuits comme Gmail, Telegram ou WhatsApp pour communiquer avec vous et nouse ne vous demanderons jamais d’argent.

Aston Carter, une division d’Aerotek, est un fournisseur d’envergure mondiale de services de recrutement et de dotation de personnel pour les sociétés à la recherche de professionnels du milieu des affaires hautement spécialisés. Aerotek est une société en exploitation d’Allegis Group, un fournisseur multinational de solutions en matière de talent. Aston Carter s’engage fermement à offrir un service de premier ordre aux clients et aux professionnels du milieu des affaires dans un vaste éventail de disciplines, notamment la comptabilité, la finance, la gouvernance ainsi que la gestion du risque et de la conformité. Avec plus de 60 bureaux en Europe, Asie et Amérique du Nord, Aston Carter offre une expertise locale, régionale et mondiale pour répondre aux besoins uniques de ses clients. Reconnu “best of staffing” par nos clients et le talent que nous recrutons, Aston Carter s’engage à livrer un service hors pair a tous nos partenaires d’affaire.

About Aston Carter:

Please Note: Scammers are posing as Aston Carter. We’ll never contact you via Gmail, Telegram, or WhatsApp and we’ll never solicit money from you.

Aston Carter is a distinguished global provider of recruitment and staffing services to companies requiring highly specialized business professionals. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aston Carter has an unrivaled commitment to delivering first class service to clients and business professionals across a variety of disciplines, including Accounting and Finance as well as Governance, Risk and Compliance. With more than 60 offices across Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, Aston Carter provides local, regional and global expertise to drive value and meet our customers’ unique needs. Aston Carter is a division of Aerotek. Aerotek is an operating company of Allegis Group, a global talent solutions provider.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.